Melissa Harris-Perry on Poverty in America
Very interesting and heated discussion on poverty in America by Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC.
2012
Today
Today is: 1. A great Smashing Pumpkins song; 2. The day before school starts; 3. The day before the anniversary of Brian Mulroney’s 1984 win, and the last time folks…
5122…Chick Fil A Curse
WSB in Atlanta carries the story of a tragedy at Friday night’s Tennessee/NC State game in that town.The game, billed as the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, was marred by the death…
That voice!
…is leaving The Current! Will be weird, now. Anyway, I can reveal now that said voice attended a couple SFH shows. Should’ve got him to intro us when we had…
"None of the First Nations in Quebec" will bend to "a foreign law adopted by a provincial government"
Chief Ghislain Picard in response to PQ Leader Pauline Marois' suggestion that no one who cannot communicate in French should be allowed to run for public office in Quebec. Especially…
And the Winners Are…
Congrats to Scotty in East Providence RI and Jeffrey in Las Vegas who won the Goodreads Giveaway for my book, Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure. Your copies will be…
A Labour Day Reminder
On this Labour Day, as we reflect on the current dire situation facing many in the workforce, it might be useful to spend a little time with this video in…
The Pink Elephants Have Left The Big Top
Now that the Republican Convention is over, what have we learned? It would appear that not much has changed. Economic policy remains the same — the party favours the wealthy…
Holiday Movie Monday
So, the last weekend of summer is upon us loyal readers! I hope that you are currently enjoying the last day of the last long weekend, of this wonderful summer…
Off To Labor Day Parade
Won’t be up to much blogging today.
Anti-Gay Group Says Equal Marriage Leads To Abortion
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), an anti-choice and anti-gay lobby group based in the UK, has distributed fliers suggesting that legal same-sex marriage will lead to…
Quote of the day
Uncertainty regarding global warming appears to be a legitimate basis for postponing action, which is usually identified as ‘costly.’ But this idea is almost unique to climate change. In other…
DSM5 Autism Do-Over Raises Concerns Down Under, Yeah?
Concerns have been raised in Australia over the DSM-5 Autism Do-Over, the new Autism Spectrum Disorder. The fears echo those held by many in North America where studies have suggested…
Happy Labour Day! Push-polls prove it… Canadians hate unions … really, really they do!
Some of the participants in a recent Edmonton Labour Day picnic. If the union haters had their way, unions giving food to these guys would be illegal. Below, Merit Contractors…
Deja vu
Bill Maher – New Rules 31.08.2012 – YouTube:“
B.C. politician compares himself to Christ
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. John Cummins is a veteran politician, so you think he would be wiser than this. The name might be familiar to…